Pentamaran
Encyclopedia
A Pentamaran is a ship
with five hulls, that might be designed for carrying cargo and filling a gap between fast and expensive aircraft
transport
and slow cargo ship
transport.
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
with five hulls, that might be designed for carrying cargo and filling a gap between fast and expensive aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
and slow cargo ship
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
transport.
External links
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1703904.stm
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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4503686.stm